We were there — how 2020 changed lives and perspectives | RNZ Summer

Outstanding personal and In Depth stories from throughout 2020.

The justice system crawls. It inches forward then stops for weeks or months, then inches forward again

When a stranger filmed Veronica Schmidt in a changing room, staff refused to call police. She writes about what it took to get the offender to court.

Discusses sexual assault

If others were hungry kind of thing, we would support each other. It didn't matter if we had one sandwich, we would halve it

The full extent of Pacific peoples' contribution to society and the economy may not be fully recognised because of how unpaid work is defined

I couldn't sleep when I was at home, I was, you know, being out on the streets actually gave me more of a sense of calm and safety than my parents ever did

Angelo was kicked out at 14. He's one of many trans New Zealanders who have been homeless. Murphy and Susan Strongman explore the grim statistics

Discusses suicide and other distressing issues

Lockdown has been hard for everyone. I know Grandad misses driving the school bus...I know Nana misses her friends and dancing at the RSA. They both miss embracing their grandchildren and great grandchildren and cooking big family roasts on Sundays

Look back at one of our favourite pieces from lockdown - Te Aniwa Hurihanganui on what she learned at her grandparents’ place

They are actually pushing them away. They're putting conspiracy theories ahead of their relationships with family members and friends

5G, QAnon, chemtrails: what happens when a loved one falls down a rabbit hole

As the train made its way into the central city, alongside SH2 only the odd car, truck and bus passed it. The train usually passes traffic bumper to bumper

Looking back on day one of the nationwide lockdown

I did know, when I ripped open the bright green box and found it stuffed full of New Zealand First Foundation documents, that I had been handed the very definition of news: something that someone powerful doesn't want you to know

Guyon Espiner first started investigating the New Zealand First Foundation in November 2019. He tells the story here

People were really looking for a bit of levity and a way to process a serious situation

Looking back at a look back at Covid